Man tried to bring gun on plane at Bradley, state police say

David Charles Schultz is accused of trying to bring a loaded gun onto a plan at Bradley International Aiport. (Provide by the Connecticut State Police)

A Florida man was arrested after he tried to bring a loaded gun through a checkpoint at Bradley International Airport Thursday, state police said.

David Charles Schultz, 74, of Plant City, Fla., was taken to the Troop H barracks in Hartford and charged with illegal tampering or interfering with airports, security devices or equipment, police said. He was released on $500 bail and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Enfield on May 30.

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Police said he tried to get the gun through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint about 1:30 p.m.

It was the fourth time someone was arrested at the airport for trying to get some sort of weapon through a TSA checkpoint, state police said.